Benin’s national football team, the Squirrels, have announced their squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sao Tomé Principé. Led by new coach Didier Ollé Nicole, the squad comprises 25 players, including familiar names like Stephane Sessegnon, Omotoyossi Razack, and Dossou Jodel. Notably, young Bordeaux player Sessi D’Almeida has earned his first call-up to the national team.
However, absent from the list are young talents David Djigla and Fabien Farnole. Here’s the complete list of the 25 players called up:
Goalkeepers:
- FABIYI Emmanuel (Abia Warriors/Nigeria)
- ALLAGBE Saturnin (Aspac/Benin)
- GLODJINON Steeve (Energy/Benin)
Defenders: 4. ADENON Khaled (France)
- BADAROU NANA N. (Aso ShleF/Algeria)
- MENESSOU Arsène (Excesion Vitron)
- BARAZE Seidou (Hassania/Morocco)
- GOZO Brice (Aspac/Benin)
- SOSSA Didier (Uss Kraké/Benin)
- ORE Fortune (Uss Kraké/Benin)
- OGOUTCHI Jean (Gabon)
- TOSSAVI Eric (Avrankou O./Benin)
Midfielders: 13. BOCO Romuald (Plymouth Argyle/England)
- KOBENA Nouhoum (Kotkan TP/Finland)
- TCHATO Giscard (As Police/Benin)
- MAMA Séibou (Aspac/Benin)
- ANGAN Pascal (Kuwait)
- D’ALMEIDA Sessi (Bordeaux/France)
- DOSSOU Jodel (Red Bull Salzburg/Austria)
Attackers: 20. GOUNONGBE Frédéric (Belgium)
- OMOTOYOSSI Razack (Turkey)
- SESSEGNON Stéphane (West Brom/England)
- POTE Michael (Dynamo Dresden/Germany)
- AOUDOU Mohamed (JS Saoura/Algeria)
- AZANKPO Désiré (Youth of Esch/Luxembourg)
The squad looks promising, and under the guidance of Coach Ollé Nicole, the Squirrels will aim to secure positive results in the upcoming qualifiers.
